SSL/TLS

January 2, 2009 | Networking Security

SSL/TLS: is an application independent layer that works between the app and transport layers of the TCP/IP stack SSL/TLS can provide.
1) Authentication of the server to the client from a certification authority
2) Negotiation of a common cryptographic algorithm or cipher
3) Authentication of the client to the server
4) Use of asymmetric encryption to transfer shared
5) Establish an encrypted connection

HTTPS: Web communications that are secured by SSL/TLS are called HTTPS.

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